Welcome to Carlton ...

Carlton is located in Missoula County<1>.

The location of Carlton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Carlton is 3,220 feet [981 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Carlton is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Carlton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Carlton and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Carlton is located in the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Carlton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Carlton - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carlton.

Communities near Carlton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carlton.

• Missoula
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
  • Missoula is located in Missoula County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <4>
• Stevensville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
  • Stevensville is located in Ravalli County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevensville <4>
• Lolo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo
  • Lolo is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolo <4>
• Cinnabar Court
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
  • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County
• Orchard Homes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
  • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
• Travois Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travois Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
  • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
• East Missoula
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
  • East Missoula is located in Missoula County
• Bing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bing
  • Bing is located in Ravalli County
• Bonner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner
  • Bonner is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonner <4>
• Milltown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Milltown is located in Missoula County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carlton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carlton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlton. See our Newspapers Page for Carlton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton ...

Looking for more information about Carlton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Carlton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carlton.

Adding Carlton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carlton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carlton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Carlton post office opened in 1883.

We also found Carlton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carlton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Missoula County: www.co.missoula.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/